Daily Archives: May 8, 2022
WTF Fun Fact 12649 – A Considerate Thief
The Dew Drop Inn was a former New Orleans…
The Dew Drop Inn was a former New Orleans nightclub known for catering to Black audiences during the segregation era. Singers such as Ray Charles, James Brown, and Earl King once performed there. The club allowed white patrons and thus was sometimes raided for violating Jim Crow laws. The post The Dew Drop Inn was… Read More »
In 2011, a 29-year-old Australian bartender…
In 2011, a 29-year-old Australian bartender found an ATM glitch that allowed him to withdraw way beyond his balance. In a bender that lasted four-and-half months, he managed to spend around $1.6 million of the bank’s money. “Being able to make your account balance move up into the millions by the stroke of a key… Read More »
In effort to keep morale high for WWII…
In effort to keep morale high for WWII troops fighting in the Pacific, the British built a floating brewery and dispatched it to the South Seas. America did something similar with ice cream. They recommissioned a warship to make ice cream during WWII. The post In effort to keep morale high for WWII… appeared first… Read More »
In 1925 William Randolph Hearst…
In 1925 William Randolph Hearst purchased the cloisters of a Spanish monastery, had it dismantled brick by brick, and shipped it all to the US. The pieces sat in a Brooklyn, NY warehouse for 26 years until two entrepreneurs bought them and rebuilt the structure in North Miami, FL. The post In 1925 William Randolph… Read More »